First names in Hebrew

First name Sherry: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שרי

Gematria value: 510

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Sherry is written שרי

Meaning and origin

What does Sherry mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin (from Cherie, "darling", or from Shirley)
Origin: disputed

Sherry is an American name of disputed origin. It is most often taken from the French chérie, “darling”, and sometimes as a form of Shirley; it is also the English name of a wine of Jerez. It was a favorite American name in the 1950s and 1960s.

Gematria

Sherry = 510

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שרי has 3 letters:

• שthe letter Shin300
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total510

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter Yod

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Sherry, from ש to י:

שִׁיר לַמַּעֲלוֹת אֶשָּׂא עֵינַי אֶל־הֶהָרִים מֵאַיִן יָבֹא עֶזְרִי׃

“A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the mountains: from where will my help come?”

Psalms 121:1

The book of your first name

Sherry, in nine pages

• Sherry, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Sherry
• Sherry, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Sherry in three answers

How do you write Sherry in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Sherry is written שרי.

What is the gematria value of Sherry?
Written שרי, Sherry is worth 510: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Sherry mean?
Of disputed origin (from Cherie, "darling", or from Shirley) (origin: disputed). Sherry is an American name of disputed origin. It is most often taken from the French chérie, “darling”, and sometimes as a form of Shirley; it is also the English name of a wine of Jerez. It was a favorite American name in the 1950s and 1960s.